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2026 NPPES data Cardiovascular Disease Physician NPI 1619129426 MD
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Cardiovascular Disease Physician in Northridge, California.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 24,810 in Cardiovascular Disease Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
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Prescribing volume
9K
Medicare Part D claims · 1K beneficiaries · Cardiovascular Disease Physician avg: 3K
Generic prescribing
82%
generic claims · 18% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
MIPS score
100/100
▲ 17 pts above national avg 83.5 · Exceptional
Industry payments
$5.1K
104 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File, 2023
What the federal data shows
Sam Kalioundji, MD reported a CMS MIPS final score of 100/100 - above the 83.5 national average - and filed 9,230 Medicare Part D claims in 2023.
- 100/100
- MIPS score · +17 vs avg
- 9K
- Part D claims, 2023
- 82%
- generic prescribing
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Sam Kalioundji, MD's MIPS score vs every measured U.S. clinician
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure. Clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded.
100 ≥ 92nd percentile 92% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands
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Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023
Where Sam Kalioundji, MD sits
This provider among cardiovascular disease physician peers
Across the 7,999 cardiovascular disease physician providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Sam Kalioundji, MD writes more Part D claims than 94% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 91% - placing this provider in the high-volume, high-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.
Part D claim volume vs MIPS quality, by specialty percentile
Each dot is one cardiovascular disease physician peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Sam Kalioundji, MD. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.
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Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)
Sam Kalioundji, MD practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about Sam Kalioundji, MD?
High performer (top quartile)Primary specialty
Cardiovascular Disease Physician
Medicare Part D claims
9,230 204% vs specialty avg
MIPS final score
100/100 16.5 pts vs avg
Specialty distribution in California
How Cardiovascular Disease Physician compares to other specialties among California providers
Medicare quality performance, MIPS
Sam Kalioundji, MD's 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Cardiovascular Disease Physician national average
- MIPS Final Score
- 100/100
- vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
MIPS final score (Cardiovascular Disease Physician) - 100/100 vs national avg 83.5
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Sam Kalioundji, MD appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Cardiovascular Disease Physician provider holding MD credentials at 18406 ROSCOE BLVD, Northridge, CA, 91325, with a listed phone of (818) 477-2337. NPI 1619129426 was issued on 10/13/2008.
Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 9,230 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 1,070 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $2.1 million in drug spend, split 18% brand-name and 82% generic by claim count. On the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, this provider earned a Final Score of 100/100 for the 2023 performance year (Quality 100, Cost 66.8), compared with the 83.5 average among clinicians with a measured score.
Cardiovascular Disease Physician is a mid-sized specialty nationwide, with 24,810 enrolled providers across 54 states and an average of 3,033 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline.
Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist, always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1619129426 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Cardiovascular Disease Physician |
| Credentials | MD |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 10/13/2008 |
CMS Quality Score (MIPS)
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.
100
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
100
Quality
66.8022
Cost
Reporting: Individual
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Sam Kalioundji, MD. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$5.1K
Largest payer
Abbott Laboratories
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
License & disciplinary context - California MBC 2023 annual report
Aggregate state board data only, NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~150K California medical licensees in 2023 - they are NOT specific to Sam Kalioundji, MD. To verify Sam Kalioundji, MD's current license status, search the MBC public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.
576
Total board actions, California 2023
Across 556 cases
3.84
Actions per 1,000 licensees
California statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
186 cases
MBC publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the California disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.
Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Typical
Sam Kalioundji, MD - brand share 18.0%
Cardiovascular Disease Physician average
18% brand-name claims vs 82% generic, on 9,230 2023 Medicare Part D claims.
The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.
9,230
Total Claims
$2.1M
Total Drug Cost
1,070
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 21,922
- Total Day Supply
- 652,723
- Brand vs Generic
- 18% brand / 82% generic
- Brand Drug Cost
- $1.8M
- Generic Drug Cost
- $241K
- Antibiotic Claims
- 32
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 76.0 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 2.29
- Gender Split
- 49% female / 51% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 52, 65-74: 423, 75-84: 419, 85+: 176
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Sam Kalioundji, MD prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023
- Clopidogrel
Clopidogrel
981 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium
Atorvastatin Calcium
912 claims
- Eliquis
Eliquis
516 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate
Metoprolol Tartrate
511 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate
Amlodipine Besylate
439 claims
- Furosemide
Furosemide
418 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate 378
Metoprolol Succinate
378 claims
- Losartan Potassium 332
Losartan Potassium
332 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Clopidogrel Clopidogrel Bisulfate | 981 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | 912 |
| Eliquis Apixaban | 516 |
| Metoprolol Tartrate | 511 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | 439 |
| Furosemide | 418 |
| Metoprolol Succinate | 378 |
| Losartan Potassium | 332 |
| Entresto Sacubitril/Valsartan | 314 |
| Carvedilol | 309 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Cardiovascular Disease Physician Overview
How Sam Kalioundji, MD fits within the Cardiovascular Disease Physician landscape nationally.
24,810
Cardiovascular Disease Physician Providers in US
54
States with Cardiovascular Disease Physician
3,033
Avg Claims per Provider
Sam Kalioundji, MD's 9,230 claims are above the specialty average of 3,033.
Nearby Cardiovascular Disease Physician Providers in California
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in California, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Kalioundji.
Dr. Abdul Abbasi
MD
Long Beach, CA
Dr. Lillian Abdelmalek
MD
Sacramento, CA
Dr. Robin Abdelmalik
M.D. FACC
Temecula, CA
Dr. Roberto Abdelnur
MD
El Centro, CA
Dr. Sohail Abdi-Moradi
M.D.
Moorpark, CA
Compare Cardiovascular Disease Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Before you book an appointment
Use this federal record as your verification checklist, not as a recommendation.
- Confirm the NPI record is current in the official CMS registry, providers update their own NPPES details, and moves can lag. Verify this NPI
- Check the active license and any disciplinary history with the California medical board, federal registration is not a license check. Credential verification guide
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is Sam Kalioundji, MD's specialty? ▼
Sam Kalioundji, MD specializes in Cardiovascular Disease Physician and practices in Northridge, California. Credentials: MD.
How much does Sam Kalioundji, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2023, Sam Kalioundji, MD wrote 9,230 Medicare Part D claims totaling $2.1M in drug costs for 1,070 beneficiaries.
What is Sam Kalioundji, MD's Medicare quality score? ▼
Sam Kalioundji, MD has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 100/100 (Quality: 100, Cost: 66.8). The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Sam Kalioundji, MD located? ▼
Sam Kalioundji, MD is located at 18406 ROSCOE BLVD, Northridge, CA, 91325. Phone: (818) 477-2337.
What is Sam Kalioundji, MD's NPI number? ▼
Sam Kalioundji, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1619129426, issued on 10/13/2008.
Does Sam Kalioundji, MD prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs? ▼
Sam Kalioundji, MD's prescribing is 18% brand-name and 82% generic drugs by claim count, with $1.8M in brand drug costs.
How many Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 24,810 Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers across 54 states in the US. The average Cardiovascular Disease Physician provider writes 3,033 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Sam Kalioundji, MD prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2023 Medicare Part D data, Sam Kalioundji, MD's most frequently prescribed drugs include Clopidogrel, Atorvastatin Calcium, Eliquis. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Sam Kalioundji, MD accept Medicare? ▼
Sam Kalioundji, MD appears in CMS Medicare data with 9,230 Part D claims and 1,070 Medicare beneficiaries in 2023. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Sam Kalioundji, MD's credentials? ▼
Sam Kalioundji, MD's NPI is 1619129426 with credentials MD. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Quality Performance
- CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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